McDonald’s plans to make Happy Meals healthier worldwide by 2022

McDonald’s has pledged to make its Happy Meals more nutritious. The fast food giant announced Thursday that by the end of 2022, at least 50% of Happy Meals listed on menus worldwide will have caps of 600 calories, 10% of calories coming from saturated fat, 650 mg sodium and 10% of calories coming from added sugar. Among the changes McDonald’s is implementing are making cheeseburgers available in Happy Meals only if customers request them, reducing the size of the fries order that comes with the six-piece Chicken McNuggets, cutting the amount of added sugar in chocolate milk and adding bottled water as a featured beverage choice on Happy Meal menu boards. The Oak Park, Ill.-based company said it also will explore adding new foods to Happy Meals, like the Junior Chicken, a grilled chicken sandwich McDonald’s Italy introduced last month. “It’s a journey. It’s a delicate balance. Customers are looking for options today they can feel good about eating,” said Julia Braun, the burger chain’s head of global nutrition. McDonald’s said it plans to use marketing, new packaging and order-taking kiosks and mobile apps to promote the healthier food and drink options in Happy Meals. Currently, 28 percent of Happy Meal combinations offered on menu boards meet the company’s new nutrition criteria in in 20 major markets — the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Argentina, U.K., France, Germany, Austria, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Taiwan and Australia. Read this story and more in your Weekday edition of The Ennis News. Be informed, subscribe today!

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on Feb 15 2018. Filed under Health & Fitness, Lifestyles.
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